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poet13 · Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:43 pm Post subject: Any EPIK'ers going to Dok Do?

Someone came around last Friday and asked if I would like to go to Dok Do next month for a couple of days. Apparently they are sending 46 (of the 150 or so) teachers from Gyeong buk for two nights and three days.

I was all for it until this morning they said, "by the way, you will have to write a five page essay." I said thanks but no thanks.

Anyone else hear about it?

saw6436 · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Daejeon, ROK

What the hell would you do there for 2-3 days?

cruisemonkey · Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:51 pm Post subject:

Awww... take them up on the offer and have fun with it by writing a five-page essay on why Dok Do is Japanese territory. Wink

Ukon · Joined: 29 Jan 2008

poet13 · Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:02 pm Post subject:

There's another island a short distance away that has a ferry terminal. Apparently the EPIK group will meet some high school students. The actual Dok Do trip I think is just a an excursion for part of a day.

It starts on Thursday, which is a holiday for me. Friday is my schools sports day. Saturday is a family day. So, it's not like I would be getting out of any classes or anything, and I would still have 5 or 6 hours of travel back to my town after I got of the boat. No thanks.

I personally think the whole thing stinks of propaganda. They want literature written by Western hands to shake in Japans face. I for one don't want any part of it.

Smee · Joined: 24 Dec 2004 Location: Jeollanam-do

We learned earlier that these Dok-do trips are, yeah, pretty much nothing but propaganda. Expect your face to be used as evidence that foreigners, and by extension their governments, support Korea's side. Here's a write-up from a trip last year:

http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Busan/blog-344699.html

heddydivvydee · Joined: 02 Apr 2009

Edit: Sorry, that was a rather tasteless joke.

Rusty Shackleford · Joined: 08 May 2008

poet13 · Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:24 pm Post subject:

Looks like I ducked a big bullet. Me and Mr. Propaganda don't get along very well and I'd probably end up jobless....

spitfire · Joined: 21 Jan 2009

40 are going

The 40 have to be approved by the POE

If you go you 'must' write an essay on it (5 pages of a4)

poet13 · Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 11:20 pm Post subject:

Are you going?

I can't imagine finding 5 pages of a4 to write about.

afsjesse · Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Location: Kickin' it in 'Kato town.

I'm going! Can't wait either! I've been wanting visit these places for awhile. Not because of the dispute, but because they look gorgeous, atleast Ulleungdo does.

spitfire · Joined: 21 Jan 2009

cruisemonkey · Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:33 am Post subject:

Xuanzang · Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Sadang

Mr. Takeshima should sign up to go to his fabled land.